Sweden-Ethiopia to Strengthen Cooperation on building the resilience of the Society and Ecosystem.
May 3, 2022
Addis Ababa
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H.E. Dr. Getahun Garedew has held a fruitful meeting with H.E. Ambassador Hans Henric Lundqvist, Ambassador of Sweden to Ethiopia.
The two sides have discussed a wide range of issues, including Sweden’s ongoing engagement vis-à-vis environmental protection and climate action in Ethiopia.
H.E. Dr. Getahun has shed light on the ongoing national endeavors that are geared towards creating a strong environmental regulatory authority in Ethiopia to ensure the implementation of constitutional provisions on the right to live in a clean and healthy environment. He has also briefed the ambassador on the ongoing preparations in the lead up to the Stockholm+50 Conference that would take place in june 2022.
Ambassador Hans on his part has briefed the H.E. Dr. Getahun about the priorities of the Swedish Government's support to Ethiopia. According to the Ambassador, building resilience of the society and ecosystem is in it's first rowos. He has also highlighted the ongoing preparations to host the Stockholm+50 Conference to commemorate the 1972 UN Conference on Environment.
Further, the Ambassador has given the Authority's Director-General the invitation to attend the upcoming Ministerial Dialogue to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 2022, as part of the Stockholm+50 Conference.
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